Good-bye Johnson's!!

We were so sad to have to say good-by to some very dear friends, the Johnsons- Mark, Amy, Cooper and Olivia. We invited them over for a BBQ before they left for California. It was fun to get together and share some last laughs and fun together.

Abigail, Danny, Mark and Amy at the table. After dinner we sat around the fire and visited while the kids goofed around. After dark we all had s'mores. Cooper decided to stay over night with us. The kids had a great time!

Olivia came back the next day about 11:00. The kids poked around in the fire, played with water balloons, the girls helped me make donuts, they played in the sandbox, the boys played a little x-box, made a trip up to the school to play and just goofed around having fun being kids!
They really made the most of their last day together!

Amy came to pick up the kids around 6:30. WHAAAAAAAA!!!! It was so sad to say good-bye! We miss you all so much already! :(

Sweet Koko

Abigail took this picture of Koko a few months ago. Last thurday two big dogs chased Fluffy (our duck) into our backyard. We were all out on our deck finnishing our dinner, so Danny jumped up and chased them out and closed the gate. I took some dishes into the kitchen and could hear the dogs barking in the front yard. I thought it was weird and told Danny when I went back out on the deck. After another couple of minutes I went back in the house and I could still hear the dogs so I decided to peek out the front door at them. As I looked out at them, they were right by our sidewalk by our frontdoor steps. When I first looked out I thought that they had a racoon in their mouth. Eeeeewwwww. Then it came to me....no it was Koko!!! I ran out and yelled at the dogs. I yelled drop it! Let it go!! I thought maybe they knew those commands. Koko was still draped in its mouth so I kicked the dog as hard as I could. It sill didn't drop it so I kicked it two more times as it was walking around our front yard. The whole time I was yelling at it and screaming so Danny came around the front from the back yard, and so did all the kids. The dog went over into Caroline's yard and Danny grabbed Colter's butterfly net out of his hand and started hitting the dog on the head with the stick end. It finally dropped Koko in the middle of Caroline's lawn. Once she dropped she didn't move. She just moved her mouth open and shut slowly. She had a little foam coming out also. It was like she was trying to meow. It was so sad!! All six of us gathered around her and basically watched her take her last few breaths. Oh I forgot to say that there was a small boy about Colter's size or smaller hitting the dog on the head when I had first opened the front door. He was running down the street and when the dog finally dropped Koko I yelled for Danny to follow that boy! I basically wanted the people to know that their dog had killed our cat. anyway TRAUMA!! The lady at the house said she was sorry, and asked which dog had done it. She said oh, he doesn't usually do stuff like that. Oh. Brother! Anyway, I ended up calling animal conrol and the animal conrol officer and a police officer both came to our house. The dog owners are going to get two citations for their dogs not being on a leash and also one for a vicious dog. They will also have to appear before the judge to determine what will happen to their dogs. I was just worried that the dog would attack another cat or dog. If we wanted, they would also need to pay for a new cat for us. We don't want them to. The kids all either wrote a note or picture for Koko, and then they put lilacs in the box with her and then Danny burried her. WHAAAAAAA!!!!! We miss our Koko.

Need a laugh?

A couple weeks ago (I meant to post this sooner) Danny and Trevor were out shoveling our driveway after that snow storm that left 14 inches in 1 day. Danny had parked the van out on the street so they would get all the snow off the driveway. He then asked Trevor if he would like to pull the van in to the driveway. Of course Trevor took him up on the chance to drive! I can't believe that Danny asked him, because his precious truck was parked in the driveway! All went well, and as they neared the entrance to the garage (the garage door was up), Trevor was coasting up to where Danny wanted him to stop, and he wasn't so Danny said stop! (Trevor's still coasting) STOP! So Trevor slams his foot down...on the gas!! They charged into the garage and hit a banquet table that Danny had out for a project he was working on. It shot up onto the landing to go into the house. Of course Trevor was devestated!! He ripped off the side mirror, dented the front wheel well (so you couldn't open the door all the way), and cracked the front bumper (from hitting the table). Danny was afraid that they were headed out the back of the garage! :) From the passenger side he reached over and flipped the gearshift into park. Whew! Danny came in the house to tell me what happened, and as I went up stairs I could hear Trevor bawling in the bathroom. When he came out he ran down stairs, so I went to talk to him. I said, "I heard you went for a wild ride!?" He said, "Don't talk to me" ....."I ruined your van!!!" Anyway......after $1700 worth of damage.....and a week without the van, it now looks like new again! :)

Hey There!!

HELLO!!!! I think I may have partially figured this thing out!!! It is 2:50 am and I have to get up at 5:30 with Abigail. Yikes!! I'll try another post tomorrow!

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